Authorities found the body of an 8-month-old wrapped in a blanket and buried in a backpack in San Antonio, according to court records.The baby's father, Christopher Davila, led police to King Jay Davila's burial site less than a mile from their home.Davila is now charged with injury to a child causing serious bodily injury by omission, a first-degree felony, along with felon in possession of a firearm, drug possession and tampering with evidence. His bail has been set at $1.25 million.The discovery caps a weeklong search for the missing child that captivated San Antonio.Davila originally called police to claim the baby was inside a car that had been stolen from a San Antonio gas station, a claim police said they almost immediately doubted. Finding King Jay, however, is not the end of the investigation, said San Antonio Police Chief William McManus."The hard part of the investigation is just beginning," he said. "The investigation won't be finished until we can answer how exactly King Jay died, who knew it and when they knew it."Davila, 34, told police he had been playing video games on Jan. 3 while King Jay sat in a car seat on a bed in his room, according to an arrest affidavit. At some point, the car seat fell over, sending King Jay to the floor. Davila said the boy might have hit his head on a dresser on the way down.Instead of seeking medical attention for the boy, Davila apparently waited several hours and then checked on King Jay, discovering he was dead, according to the affidavit."He said King Jay's death was an accident," McManus said. "He panicked and did not call 911."Instead, he had his mother, Beatrice Sampayo, and his cousin, Angie Torres, cover up King Jay's death by faking a kidnapping, officials said.McManus said he and investigators noticed inconsistencies almost right away and continued to pull at those threads until the story came apart."When (Davila's) story started to unravel... it's when he broke down," McManus said. "His story weakened and he figured he wasn't going to get away with it."Torres and Sampayo are facing charges of tampering with evidence, but investigators have requested arrest warrants for the two women on charges of injury to a child.An autopsy on King Jay will likely be conducted Friday.McManus and the district attorney said they will continue the investigation, and additional arrests and charges are possible.

SAN ANTONIO —

Authorities found the body of an 8-month-old wrapped in a blanket and buried in a backpack in San Antonio, according to court records.

The baby's father, Christopher Davila, led police to King Jay Davila's burial site less than a mile from their home.

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Davila is now charged with injury to a child causing serious bodily injury by omission, a first-degree felony, along with felon in possession of a firearm, drug possession and tampering with evidence. His bail has been set at $1.25 million.

Christopher Davila

The discovery caps a weeklong search for the missing child that captivated San Antonio.

Davila originally called police to claim the baby was inside a car that had been stolen from a San Antonio gas station, a claim police said they almost immediately doubted.

Finding King Jay, however, is not the end of the investigation, said San Antonio Police Chief William McManus.

"The hard part of the investigation is just beginning," he said. "The investigation won't be finished until we can answer how exactly King Jay died, who knew it and when they knew it."

Davila, 34, told police he had been playing video games on Jan. 3 while King Jay sat in a car seat on a bed in his room, according to an arrest affidavit. At some point, the car seat fell over, sending King Jay to the floor. Davila said the boy might have hit his head on a dresser on the way down.

Instead of seeking medical attention for the boy, Davila apparently waited several hours and then checked on King Jay, discovering he was dead, according to the affidavit.

"He said King Jay's death was an accident," McManus said. "He panicked and did not call 911."

Instead, he had his mother, Beatrice Sampayo, and his cousin, Angie Torres, cover up King Jay's death by faking a kidnapping, officials said.

McManus said he and investigators noticed inconsistencies almost right away and continued to pull at those threads until the story came apart.

"When (Davila's) story started to unravel... it's when he broke down," McManus said. "His story weakened and he figured he wasn't going to get away with it."

Torres and Sampayo are facing charges of tampering with evidence, but investigators have requested arrest warrants for the two women on charges of injury to a child.

An autopsy on King Jay will likely be conducted Friday.

McManus and the district attorney said they will continue the investigation, and additional arrests and charges are possible.